Bottle summer with this homemade jam recipe

If only you could package that summer feeling and save it for later? Well you can’t capture the sun, but you can tuck into the taste of summer in autumn by making your own blackberry jam. These vitamin-packed berries manage to grow almost anywhere, so you’ll have little problem picking your own batch. Then with just a little lemon juice and sugar you can turn them into a totally tasty jam, that’s just as welcome as a gift by friends and family, as it is on your own slice of toast in the morning.

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Bottle summer with this homemade jam recipe

If only you could package that summer feeling and save it for later? Well you can’t capture the sun, but you can tuck into the taste of summer in autumn by making your own blackberry jam. These vitamin-packed berries manage to grow almost anywhere, so you’ll have little problem picking your own batch. Then with just a little lemon juice and sugar you can turn them into a totally tasty jam, that’s just as welcome as a gift by friends and family, as it is on your own slice of toast in the morning.

1. Put the blackberries and lemon juice in a large pan. Simmer on a low heat for around 15 minutes until the fruit is soft. You may need to add a little water to loosen the mixture. 2. Add the sugar and stir continually until the sugar has dissolved. 3. Raise the heat, stop stirring and bring the mixture to a rolling boil. Let the mixture cook for around 15 minutes or until it reaches a setting point of 105°c. 4. Let the mixture cool before pouring into clean glass jars. Seal, then label.

The ratios of this recipe work just as well for making raspberry jam. If you want to make strawberry jam instead, just add twice the amount of lemon juice and for plum jam you don’t need any lemon juice, but use around 150ml of water instead. Cooking times may vary.